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A 37-year-old Nigerian man, Osinakachukwu Onu, has been shot dead on the N12 highway in Klerksdorp, North West Province, South Africa, allegedly by police officers during a traffic operation. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday, from a report published by Independent Online (IOL), a South African news outlet, that four traffic police officers have been arrested in connection with the killing. Confirming the development, the North West police said the officers, aged between 25 and 36, were arrested on Wednesday after they reportedly fled the scene following the shooting but were later tracked down by detectives. The report stated, “Four traffic…
Nigeria is a complicated entity—so complicated that it has repeatedly defied the wisdom of both leaders and the led. No one can claim ignorance of the origins of this complexity. It predates independence, to the days when leaders of one region insisted the country was not ready for self-rule, despite the clear readiness expressed by the two other protectorates. Our national fault lines have therefore been long-standing, buried deep in mutual suspicion. If you are old enough, you may recall that a self-confessed “evil genius” in Minna—former military ruler Gen. Ibrahim Babangida—once lamented in the early 1990s that despite the…
The Chairman, Accord Party in Lagos State, Mr Dele Oladeji, says the party’s candidate, Governor Ademola Adeleke, will deliver the best governance if elected in the August 8, 2026 Osun Governorship Election. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Adeleke emerged as the candidate of the party during its congress on Thursday in Osogbo. Adeleke, who announced his defection to Accord Party on Tuesday, resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, earlier in December citing party’s leadership crisis. Oladeji, in a statement on Saturday in Osogbo, described Adeleke’s candidacy within the party as the “refining stage that forms the fine cut of a…
Livestock and agriculture stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to fast-track the phased development of grazing reserves beyond the three pilot locations to at least one reserve in each of the six geopolitical zones. They welcomed the initiative as a step in the right direction. The call followed the Federal Government’s commencement of a phased grazing reserve development programme, beginning with pilot sites at Wawa-Zange in Gombe State, Wase in Plateau State and Kawu in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The Ministry of Livestock Development had said it was working with other ministries, state governments…
Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency said it has recorded a major expansion in health insurance coverage, growing enrolment from 497,262 lives in 2023 to 933,014 in 2025, an increase of 87.6 per cent within two years. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Rahila Muktar, disclosed this at a press briefing on Friday in Kano to mark the 2025 Universal Health Coverage Day. Muktar said the achievement showed the state government’s commitment to providing affordable and quality healthcare services to the residents through the Kano State Contributory Health Scheme. She said the 2025 UHC theme, ‘Unaffordable Health Costs: We…
Reigning national champion Muiz Adegoke will face a stern test as he defends his status against former champion Matthew Kuti and defending champion Abdulbasit Abdulfatai when the 3rd Daniel Ford Elite Youth Table Tennis Tournament serves off on Friday (today) at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Adegoke has been in blistering form over the past month, winning the maiden Governor Diri Top 16 Cup in Bayelsa and adding another title at a Lagos club tournament featuring some of Nigeria’s finest players. However, his record at the Daniel Ford tournament has been mixed — finishing in the top…
US rapper Cardi B has gone viral in Saudi Arabia, where the artist performed in the early hours of Sunday morning and unleashed a torrent of praise for the kingdom in a series of social media videos. Saudi Arabia has been splashing out in recent years amid an ambitious economic reform drive that has included spending vast sums on celebrity appearances as it seeks to rebrand its image and attract non-oil investment. “Everything is brand new, honey. This country looks like it was just opened up yesterday,” the artist said in a video posted on Instagram that has been widely…
Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.) has returned to public service as Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, transitioning from his previous role as Chief of Defence Staff, where he exercised direct operational command, into a politically moderated and bureaucratic environment. SOLOMON ODENIYI contrasts Musa’s former military leadership with the expectations of his ministerial role to address the nation’s escalating security challenges. When Gen Christopher Musa (retd.) returned to public service on Friday as Minister of Defence, he was received by cheering civilian and military staff at the ministry.The absence of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, was notable but did not…
LG says it will let users delete the Microsoft Copilot shortcut it installed on newer TVs after several reports highlighted the unremovable icon. In a statement to The Verge, LG spokesperson Chris De Maria says the company “respects consumer choice and will take steps to allow users to delete the shortcut icon if they wish.”Last week, a user on the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit posted an image of the Microsoft Copilot icon in their lineup of apps on an LG TV, with no option to delete it. “My LG TV’s new software update installed Microsoft Copilot, which cannot be deleted,” the post…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has flagged in a lawsuit that third-party Bitcoin mining hosting services can be a securities offering, a position strongly opposed by one industry executive.The SEC sued the Bitcoin (BTC) mining company VBit and its founder, Danh Vo, in a Delaware federal court on Wednesday, accusing them of fraud and misappropriating around $48 million in investor funds between 2018 and 2022 by selling a greater number of hosting agreements than there were mining rigs.“VBit’s Hosting Agreements are investment contracts and therefore securities,” the SEC claimed, arguing that VBit’s investment contracts meet the criteria of the…
